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Voalté's Lauderdale wins state innovation honor

Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 1:00 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 7:14 p.m.

SARASOTA - Trey Lauderdale, the founder and vice president of the clinical communications provider Voalté Inc., has received one of the Florida governor's "Innovators in Business" awards.

Lauderdale was named as one of the "Innovators Under 40," part of awards that recognize Florida companies and business leaders who make "outstanding contributions" to the state's economic growth.

Voalté turned the iPhone and other smartphones into a portable nursing station, a product now used by scores of hospitals around the nation.

Lauderdale founded Voalté in 2008, growing the company from a four-person start-up to a 50-worker company. He was later joined by "serial entrepreneur" Rob Campbell, a former Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. executive who now serves as Voalté's CEO.

"Trey is an incredibly talented entrepreneur," Campbell said. "His creativity and drive positioned Voalté for strong early growth, and his passion for delivering exceptional customer service through innovation have been key factors in our ability to achieve marketplace leadership."

Before founding Voalté, Lauderdale worked for a series of companies, including Florida Power & Light, where he was in process improvement and reliability planning. He held sales and development leadership roles at Siemens AG and served as an area sales manager at Emergin.

He has a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's degree in entrepreneurship from the University of Florida.

<p><em>SARASOTA</em> - Trey Lauderdale, the founder and vice president of the clinical communications provider Voalté Inc., has received one of the Florida governor's "Innovators in Business" awards.</p><p>Lauderdale was named as one of the "Innovators Under 40," part of awards that recognize Florida companies and business leaders who make "outstanding contributions" to the state's economic growth.</p><p>Voalté turned the iPhone and other smartphones into a portable nursing station, a product now used by scores of hospitals around the nation.</p><p>Lauderdale founded Voalté in 2008, growing the company from a four-person start-up to a 50-worker company. He was later joined by "serial entrepreneur" Rob Campbell, a former Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. executive who now serves as Voalté's CEO.</p><p>"Trey is an incredibly talented entrepreneur," Campbell said. "His creativity and drive positioned Voalté for strong early growth, and his passion for delivering exceptional customer service through innovation have been key factors in our ability to achieve marketplace leadership."</p><p>Before founding Voalté, Lauderdale worked for a series of companies, including Florida Power & Light, where he was in process improvement and reliability planning. He held sales and development leadership roles at Siemens AG and served as an area sales manager at Emergin.</p><p>He has a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's degree in entrepreneurship from the University of Florida.</p>